119 SRES 293 ATS: Commending the Minnesota Frost for winning the 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League Championship. U.S. Senate 2025-06-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

III119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. RES. 293IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 18, 2025Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Ms. Smith) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONCommending the Minnesota Frost for winning the 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League Championship.

Whereas, on May 26, 2025, the Minnesota Frost (referred to in this preamble as the Frost) won their second straight Walter Cup, beating the Ottawa Charge 2 to 1 in game 4 of the 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League (referred to in this preamble as the PWHL) Championship Finals (referred to in this preamble as the Championship);Whereas Frost Forward Liz Schepers, from Mound, Minnesota, scored the Championship-winning goal 12 minutes into overtime of the Championship-deciding game;Whereas Frost Goaltender Maddie Rooney, from Andover, Minnesota, made 33 stops and finished the 2025 playoffs with a record of 5 wins and 0 losses;Whereas the Frost and the Ottawa Charge played an exhilarating Championship series where all 4 games in the best-of-5 series went into overtime;Whereas the Frost lost game 1 of the Championship series but came back to win 3 straight, including a triple-overtime game;Whereas the Ottawa Charge Rookie Goaltender Gwyneth Philips won the 2025 Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP award in a losing effort;Whereas the PWHL is commended for a great and entertaining second season;Whereas the PWHL reached the 1,000,000th fan attendance milestone on March 16, 2025;Whereas the innovative and competitive play of the PWHL continues to excite and inspire people throughout the United States and Canada; andWhereas there is more to look forward to during the PWHL 2025–2026 season with expansion teams beginning play in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate—(1)commends the Minnesota Frost for winning the 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League Championship, their second straight championship;(2)recognizes the dedication, perseverance, and hard work of the players, coaches, and staff of the Minnesota Frost in winning the championship;(3)recognizes the difficulty of winning 2 straight championship titles in any league or sport; and(4)congratulates and thanks the fans, players, coaches, and staff of the Minnesota Frost for a great 2024–2025 season.